For today, links to commentary from Consortium News and an interview from Substack, both via ScheerPost, and to a documentary film and discussion of it from CN; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date and an ELECTION entry are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 13  Thawing Russia-U.S. relations? by Ray McGovern | Consortium News / ScheerPost  A former and future U.S. president talked with Vladimir Putin on Thursday! At least that is what The Washington Post reported today. In a highly detailed account, the Post wrote: . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 13  Israel’s war on the press (w/ Jeremy Loffredo). Chris Hedges of The Chris Hedges Report talks with Grayzone reporter Jeremy Loffredo about some of his war-related coverage in the United States, the Occupied territories and in Israel, and his arrest and detainment in Israel. Click HERE for video, intro and transcript.

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FROM NOV. 12  Watch: Pilger & the Palestinians. Joe Lauria and others at Consortium News salute the late journalist and filmmaker John Pilger and look at this month’s British Film Institute tribute to him for his more than 60 documentaries. One of them, “Palestine Is Still the Issue” (1974, updated in 2001), is followed by CN’s 2021 discussion with Pilger and historian Ilan Pappé, Click HERE for all of it.

For today, links to 13 reports: from the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Anadolu Agency and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this day is HERE.) — MCM

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At least 21 killed as Israeli army steps up attacks in Gaza, by Hosni Nadim | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY — At least 21 Palestinians were killed as the Israeli army intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip today, medical sources said. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army ‘preparing for years-long presence in Gaza,’ by Nader Durgham | Middle East Eye  The Israeli army is establishing long-term presence in Gaza, senior military officials says. Haaretz quoted several of them as saying the army is gearing up to remain in the besieged Palestinian enclave at least until the end of 2025. READ MORE . . .

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Violence by extremist Israeli settlers increases in the occupied West Bank. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Human rights groups say there have been at least 1,000 attacks by extremist Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the past year. Hundreds have been driven from their homes. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Turkey severs all relations with Israel, says Erdogan, by Ragip Soylu | Middle East Eye  ANKARA — Turkey has severed all ties with Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced today. Ankara continues to maintain diplomatic relations with the country, however, and Turkish diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv remain open and operational. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 12  U.S. won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation. From AP. Eight international aid groups said Tuesday that Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian accessto the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north may already be experiencing famine. However, the Biden . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 12  U.S. finds that Israel is not impeding assistance to Gaza; aid groups disagree, by Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis | Reuters  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration has concluded that Israel is not currently impeding assistance to Gaza and therefore is not violating U.S. law, the State Department said on Tuesday, even as . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 12  U.S. deadline for Israel has come as Palestinians in Gaza remain hungry. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR  U.S. gave Israel a month to increase aid into Gaza or face consequences under the law, but Palestinians still going hungry. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM NOV. 11  Israel’s defence ministry says it has no plans for northern Gaza aid delivery, by Simon Hooper and Lubna Masarwa | Middle East Eye  LONDON / JERUSALEM  Israel’s defence ministry has told Middle East Eye that there are currently no planning processes in place to send aid into northern Gaza. This as Israeli forces face growing condemnation because of a weeks-long siege . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 12  Evidence shows Israel using hunger as weapon in Gaza, says South Africa on genocide case, by Hassan Isilow | Anadolu Agency  JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Tuesday that the evidence it provided in the genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice shows how Tel Aviv is using starvation as weapon of war, aiming to .  . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 12  Israeli prime minister plans to push for West Bank annexation when Trump takes office. From Anadolu Agency.  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to push for annexing the occupied West Bank when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Israeli media said on Tuesday. Netanyahu reportedly said in closed-door talks . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Trump taps ‘unapologetic Zionist’ Mike Huckabee as next ambassador to Israel, by Gizem Nisa Cebi | Anadolu Agency  ISTANBUL — In a move underscoring the incoming administration’s stance on Israel and Palestine, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced his selection of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, a self-declared “unapologetic” Zionist, as the next . . . READ MORE . . .

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The reasons for Syria’s neutrality on the Israel war, by Hussein Abdul Aziz | Middle East Monitor  The Syrian regime’s distancing itself from the Israeli war raises many question marks for those who have not closely examined the regime’s policy over the past five decades. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s Middle East playbook: Israel, Iran and the new geopolitical game, by Akhil Kumar | Middle East Monitor  Drawing from his previous term (2017-2021) and recent campaign pronouncements, President-elect Donald Trump’s approach to the Middle East is expected to favour . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to five reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Tass, Kyiv Post, and the Kyiv Independent; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russia stages first missile attack on Kyiv since August, Ukraine says, by Pavel Polityuk and Tom Balmforth | Reuters  KYIV — Blasts boomed across Kyiv this morning after officials said Russia launched its first missile attack on the Ukrainian capital since August, forcing elderly women and small children to take shelter in an underground . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. says it intends to shore up support for Ukraine until Trump takes office. From AP. BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden intends to bolster U.S. military support to Ukraine in the final months of his administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today, after Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kyiv. READ MORE . . .

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Situation in Kursk. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 450 troops in the Kursk area over the past day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

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Russian drone in mass use for air strikes on Ukraine uses electronics from PRC, Taiwan and the U.S., by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Ukrainian military intelligence said today that a robot plane in mass production in Russia and widely used in air strikes against Ukrainian homes and businesses is manufactured and flown in combat thanks to electronics imported from the China, Taiwan, Switzerland and even . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian navy officer responsible for strikes on civilians killed in SBU operation, source says, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  The car bombing that killed Russian Navy officer Valery Trankovsky in occupied Sevastopol today was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine, a source said. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes kill 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and 6 east of Beirut, medics say, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP.  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, medics said. In Lebanon today, warplanes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs and killed six people . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.

For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Russian strike on Zelensky’s hometown kills mother, 3 children, minister says. From AFP. Ukrainian authorities said today that the death toll from a Russian strike on Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelensky, rose to four people, identifying the dead as . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘Explosive Strike’: Ukrainian drones set Belgorod oil depot ablaze. From Kyiv Post. Early today a Ukrainian drone attacked an oil depot in the Stary Oskol district of Russia’s Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine’s northeastern regions, reported its regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 11  Russian forces damage Kurakhove Reservoir dam in Donetsk Oblast, Kyiv says. From the Kyiv Independent. Russian forces damaged the dam holding the Kurakhove Reservoir in Donetsk Oblast on Monday, according to Gov. Vadym Filashkin. His statement came after multiple reports of the dam being attacked near the village of . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine targets value-added production to reshape wartime economy, by Olena Harmash | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s wartime government will boost domestic value-added production to reshape its commodities-driven economy, increase revenue, boost growth and return millions of Ukrainians home, acccording to the first deputy prime minister. READ MORE . . .

Links to commentary from Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below; (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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The West buries a genocide – by making victims of Israel’s football thugs, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan.cook.net / Middle East Eye  There has never been a harder time to do political and media analysis than right now. Each day, the western establishment unmoors itself further from reality. Its priorities . . . READ MORE . . .

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Media gaslighting after the double thrashing of Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam, by Omar Ahmed | Middle East Monitor  Thursday’s Europa League match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Amsterdam ended in not only the Israeli football team getting thrashed 5-0, but also saw . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to a report from Reuters; to commentary from Consortium News; to an interview from Substack via Consortium News; and to commentary from ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (UKRAINE and ELECTION entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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At least 40 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza, medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Palestinian health officials and a human rights group said those killed today include two dozen persons inside a residential building in the northern town of Jabalia. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 10  In the U.S., make it Armistice Day again, by Gerry Condon | Veterans for Peace / Consortium News  November 11th, declared Armistice Day at the end of World War I, is celebrated in the U.S. as Veterans Day. Understanding why requires us to recall World War I and its aftermath. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  The world according to Trump (w/ Col. Lawrence Wilkerson). Chris Hedges of The Chris Hedges Report talks with Lawrence Wilkerson, retired Marine Corps colonel, Vietnam War veteran and former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, about “what a Trump presidency may look like outside of the borders of America,” including in Europe and the Middle East. Click HERE to watch, listen, and read introduction and transcript.

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FROM NOV. 9  Notes of a non-voter, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Trump has made his condemnable sympathy for the Israeli cause very plain. So he will change nothing in the matter of material, diplomatic and political support for the Zionist regime. And by changing nothing he will change something of potentially great significance. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to a report from the Associated Press, to an interview from Substack via Consortium News, and to commentary from ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted.  (GAZA and ELECTION entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile kill 6, injure 30 in Ukraine, by Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Russian glide bombs, drones and a ballistic missile smashed into cities in southern and eastern Ukraine today, officials said, killing at least six civilians and injuring about 30 others. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 7  The world according to Trump (w/ Col. Lawrence Wilkerson). Chris Hedges of The Chris Hedges Report talks with Lawrence Wilkerson, retired Marine Corps colonel, Vietnam War veteran and former chief of staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, about “what a Trump presidency may look like outside of the borders of America,” including in Europe and the Middle East. Click HERE to watch, listen, and read introduction and transcript.

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FROM NOV. 9  Notes of a non-voter, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Until recently I would have said Trump stood little chance of delivering on his end-the-war promise: The Deep State would surely sink his boat on this question. But the talk in Washington and the reporting in the media has changed. We—you and I, “the public” . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, a link to commentary from Substack; a captioned cartoon from Patreon via The Chris Hedges Report; and links to an interview from ScheerPost and to commentary from Substack, ScheerPost, and the New York Times; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Mysteries revealed, by James Howard Kunstler | Substack  You must admit, it’s a little spooky how quickly and rigorously Mr. Trump intends to deconstruct those parts of the government at war with the people: clean out “rogue bureaucrats,” firehose the malignant agencies, release and expose their document trails on . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 10  The mourning after, by Mr. Fish | Patreon

   

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FROM NOV. 8  Why working class Americans of all races voted for Trump. Robert Scheer of ScheerPost talks with journalist and online host Michael Tracey, who spoke with various swaths of voters in many prominent swing states to determine how ordinary Americans view Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Click HERE to listen, watch, and read transcript, and HERE for Nov. 8 commentary by Tracey on Substack.

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FROM NOV. 9  Notes of a non-voter, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Oh my, the elites of the Democratic Party, their clerks in media and “the donor class” began gasping as election night wore on and it came clear that they had once again mistaken what we call liberal America for America . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 6  Stop pretending that Donald Trump is not who we are, by Carlos Lozada | The New York Times  I remember when Donald Trump was not normal. I remember when Trump was a fever that would break. I remember when Trump was running as a joke. I remember . . .   READ MORE . . .

For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Middle East Monitor, Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE and ELECTION entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Kareem Chehayeb | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed dozens of people today in Lebanon and the northern Gaza Strip, where the military has been waging a major offensive for more than a month that aid groups say has further worsened the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and AFP.

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Number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 188. From Middle East Monitor. The number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, has soared to 188, media office in the blockaded enclave said on Saturday, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Hamas calls for urgent action to stop Israeli genocide in Gaza. From Anadolu Agency. Palestinian resistance group Hamas  called today for urgent action from Arab and Islamic countries to stop Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 9  Qatar to withdraw as key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks: report. From Middle East Eye. Qatar will withdraw as a key mediator in Gaza negotiations unless Israel and Hamas fully commit to ceasefire efforts, a diplomatic source told AFP, marking the biggest setback in attempts to reach a truce since the war began over a year ago. READ MORE . . .